St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-29
Minneapolis Day at the Exposition
Grand Success.
THE EVENING WEDDINGS.
4 Dense Crowd Throngs the Big Build
ings to Witness the
Marriages.


compliment paid to local interests by
partly close down on business was large
ly attended to, and never were there so
many people in the building before the
noon hour. The principal event in the
afternoon was the arrival of Col. l.. b.
Hibbard, the gentleman who Officiated
at the weddings last night as the Joiner
of hands and hearts. Last year, it will
be remembered, he acted the same part,
and to such general satisfaction that
the management secured him for last
night also. He arrived from Chicago
early in the morning, where he is at
present engaged in the insurance bust
ness, and was surprised at the great
change the Exposition has put on this
year. When it is remembered l.. B.
Hubbard was general manager last
year, it will be seen he is a
fairly competent person to judge
and his verdict all around is that the
show is away ahead of last years in
every respect, as an ATTRACTIVE and in
structive exhibit. 1t did the managers
heart good to see the music hall filled
to the very last seat at the afternoon
concert, and the crowd was an enthusi-
aStic one, infusing the Liberati band
with their happy spirit to such an eX-
tent that they played, if possible, better
than ever before. Quite ripple of eX-
element was caused by the arrival of
Mayor A. A. Ames and a large number
of the members of the council, and it
was at first thought they had come in
connection with the marriage cere-
monies, but it afterward TRANSFERRED his
honor was over simply to consult Man.
ager Palmer about the presidential pro-
gramme for Oct. II. The art gallery re-
ceived good deal of attention all day,
being crowded with people, especially
during the afternoon, and the people
who go into the art department seem,
every one, surprised and delighted with
all they see.
IN THE EVENING.
No event in the history of the EXPOSE
tlOn-One might almost say in the annals
of humanity as thronged the building
Guiding exercises of minneapolis day."
the much advertised marriages of four
couples.
At 6 o'clock in the evening the build
ing was uncomfortably crowded; at
O'Clock it is no eXaggeration to
say that standing room was at
premium. Looking over the vast
expanse of the third floor all one could
see was humanity pushing and showing,
and brimful of life; people stood on the
counters of the booths, climbed to the
roofs, even, of some of them, and took
possession of Music hall in a manner
that defied the police to keep the aisleS
clear; and they were all there to wit
ness the most interesting affair that can
be looked at-a wedding; and, better
still, last night there were four of them.
Some people we're there out of curiosity
to see how they might look when their,
time would come, and to some
in the same line in their lives. In short,
old, hale and weak, delight in from time
immemorial, and that is the consumma-
ton of human happiness when loving
souls are made one.
The arrangements were all carried
out in splendid manner and every
thing moved without hitch. The
couples with their friends began to ar
rive about 7:30 p. m. and at once retired
to the managers Office, where they were
informally received by the officials.
The Office itself was transformed into a
Garden of Eden, so replete was it with
beautiful flowers and sweet oderS, and
upon the secretary's desk lay the very
artistic marriage certificates with Mr..
Palmer'S name written on each as wit
ness. The full names of those welded
last night are as follows: NelS T. Mel
son, Olga Gollersrud; Nels Hall,
Hannah Olsen; Andrew Christensen,
and Annie l.. Humble, and Olaf Ekblad
and Christine Andersen. The toilettes
of the brides were each very elegant
of
fail to interest the lady readers of the
GLOBE. The costume of Miss Olga
Gollersrud has been on exhibition for
the past few days in the ''Gift
Booth.'' 1t was a dress of Faille
Francois and pearl ornaments, square cut
bOdiceS filled in with tulle puffings,
court train gracefully carried on her
arm, long tulle veil caught up and held
in place by exquisite clusters of orange
blossoms, with her hair combed back in
wavy masses and crowned with more
orange blossoms. Miss Hannah Olsen
looked very sweet in a hadsome dress
of blue silk, velvet trimmed, and also
with white roses sprayed here and there.
Her ornaments were of gold and very
handsome. Miss Christine Andersen was
arrayed in dress of white albatros,
tulle veil with orange blossoms, Span
iSh lace. Miss Minnie Humble's dress
was of rich brown silk, tulle veil, orange
blossoms, hair arranged in Greek twist
with fluffy curlS. 1t is needless to add
that the gentlemen were all in full
evening costume. Exactly at s o'clock
the procession from the Office started
for the balcony. where the services took
place in the following order:
Squad of police clearing the way.
Hon. W. d. Washburn and Capt. Gilmore
Lewis d. Hubbard and Secretary Byron.
Nels +. Nelson with Miss Follersrud.
Nels Hall with Miss Hannah Olsen.
Andrew Christensen with Miss Hannah
Humble.
Olaf Ekblad with Miss Christine Andersen.
Then followed the maids of honor
to the brides. Miss Annie Humble
was attended by Miss Hannah
Matteson, Miss Hannah Olsen by
Miss Rive Harmon, Miss Chris
tine Andersen by Miss Jennie
Martinser, and Miss Olga Gollersfud
was waited upon by her three sisters.
The platform was taken up by the fol-
lowing friends of the different couples:
MeSsrs. Long and wife, Turp and wife,
Nelson and wife. BRIGHAM and wife,
Edward Andersen and Miss Nettie OF
Fulton attended Nels Hall and Miss Oh
sen; Messrs. Seabig, Andeson, Peterson,
J.. Anderson and Nelander, with the
Misses Lelander Kernach. Anderson
Pearson and Miss F. Pearson were the
invited guests of Olaf Ekblad and
Christine Andersen. The friends pres
ent of Andrew Christensen and Annie
l.. Humble were Messrs. G. w. Spencer
and wife, Albert Dahl and wife
and Miss Mathes0n, while Miss
Olga .Gollersrud received the
whole force of the sHousekeeper."
including Messrs. Everedd, Boucher,
Vera, Cosby, Travis, Guthrie, Peck,
Fisher, and the Misses Peck, Witcomb,
Davis, Cole and Rich. The scene, as
the procession wended it's way through
the building and on to the balcony, was
very inspiring and very pretty. The
band played lively wedding air, Rev.
Mr.. Hubbard could be seen passing from